The first Nissan Frontier rolled off the assembly line in Smyrna in 1998. Last month, the company touted production of its millionth Frontier truck at its Canton, Mississippi, plant, and looks to keep riding the growing trend of light truck sales.
How Knoxville’s independent bookstores are selling more than just stories
In the midst of what many have dubbed a loneliness epidemic,” local bookstores are building relationships with customers that are far more than transactional.
Crowded planes and airports set records, straining the U.S. aviation system
The summer travel season is setting records again. Airlines are carrying more passengers than ever while operating fewer flights than they did 20 years ago, pushing the limits of the aviation system.
Tennessee hemp farmers pivot as state ban takes effect
Starting Wednesday, some of the hemp industry’s most popular products will be taken off the shelves in Tennessee.
Corporate sponsors didn’t come back to Nashville Pride. How the festival is moving forward
As costs rise and support is down, the festival is tightening its belt. That’s meant scaling Pride back from a weekend to a one-day event.
Is it a renter’s market? It depends on where you live
About 40% of rentals on Zillow offer move-in deals, like a month of free rent, thanks to a construction boom that created an apartment surplus in some parts of the United States.
In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in North Mississippi and nearby Memphis.
MTSU survey shows rising gap in economic optimism between businesses and consumers
In an ideal world, both businesses and consumers are happy about the economy and their potential growth. But a recent survey from Middle Tennessee State University found that businesses are more optimistic about the economy than consumers, and both parties are cautious about the future. Those are some of the findings in MTSU’s latest Tennessee […]
Kentucky governor orders cut to state gas tax amid high fuel costs
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced an emergency executive order that would lower the state’s gas tax by 10 cents.
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